Kane Brown accepted a last-minute invitation to host the 2022 CMT Music Awards with actor Anthony Mackie, after the show’s original co-host, Kelsea Ballerini, revealed she had contracted COVID-19. Brown, who hosted the CMT Music Awards the last two years, was on the road when he got the phone call to pitch in. “The day before yesterday, while I was…
Cole Swindell‘s fourth studio album, Stereotype, is out! The 13-track record marks Swindell’s first new set of tunes since All of It was released in 2018, and no one is more excited than Swindell to finally have a collection of new songs out to share with his fans. Iit’s exciting,” Swindell shared with Everything Nash and other outlets during…
Lainey Wilson already had a hit single to her credit, with “Things a Man Oughta Know,” by the time her “Never Say Never” duet with Cole Swindell was released. The Louisiana native was asked personally by Swindell to join him on the collaboration, from his just-released Stereotype album, and it didn’t take her long to agree. “I listened to the…
Kelsea Ballerini and CMT are being forced to alter their original plans, after the singer tested positive for COVID-19 ahead of the CMT Music Awards. Ballerini announced the disappointing news in a video shared by CMT on social media, revealing that she would still host the ceremony, albeit from the comfort of her own home. “All right friends, I…
The Judds are hitting the road! The mother-daughter duo, made up of Naomi and Wynonna Judd, announce The Final Tour, a ten-city arena tour kicking off on September 30 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Martina McBride will join The Judds on select dates. “The fans have always been my family of choice,” Naomi says. “I love them dearly, so I’m…
Most country music fans already knew Greylan James’ music, even if they didn’t know him as an artist. The Knoxville, Tennessee native moved to Nashville right after high school and got to work, penning songs for other artists, including songs by Blake Shelton, Chris Janson and Chris Young, as well as Kenny Chesney‘s No. 1 hit, “Happy Does.” While…
Blake Shelton took his latest single, “Come Back As A Country Boy” to The Kelly Clarkson Show. The song, from his latest Body Language album, was written by HARDY, Jordan Schmidt and Josh Thompson. Shelton previously said the song celebrated the average hard-working American, one he happens to be as well. “I think this song is an anthem for…
LeAnn Rimes has a new album, god’s work, coming out, and it features an impressive list of guest artists, including Mickey Guyton, Sheila E., Ziggy Marley and more. The 12-track record, which celebrates Rimes’ 25th anniversary of the release of her legendary Blue album, will be out on September 16. god’s work was written and produced by Rimes and…
Trace Adkins had an unexpected No. 1 hit with “You’re Gonna Miss This” in 2008, from his American Man: Greatest Hits Volume II album. Although the song, written by Ashley Gorley and Lee Thomas Miller, became one of the biggest hits of his career, earning multi-platinum status and landing in the Top 20 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart…
The 2022 Country Music Cruise just returned to land, after a delay due to a rise in COVID cases, and now we know who will be on next year’s cruise. The lineup was just announced, and includes The Oak Ridge Boys, Clay Walker, Randy Owen, John Berry, Neal McCoy, Mark Chesnutt and more. “We really appreciate our artists and…
